Lead Based Paint Alert
Does a $250 Per Day Fine Get Your Attention?
The Maryland Lead Poisoning Prevention Program for rental housing (affectionately known as House Bill 760) requires that every rental property in Maryland built prior to 1950 be registered with the Maryland Department of the Environment, Lead Paint Division (410-537- 3877). Rental properties built between 1950 and 1978 may register and participate in order to receive the limit of liability the Program provides. The Program regulations require that PRIOR TO FEBRUARY 24, 2006 every registered property must have met the Full Risk Reduction Standard by passing either a lead dust test or a visual inspection after undergoing the ten-step lead treatment protocol.
Commencing as early as last summer, we attempted to alert owners, property managers and rental agents of the February 24, 2006 deadline. The fine for failure to comply with this deadline is $250 per day. Much to my amazement, there are still owners and property managers who are either oblivious of this deadline or who have ignored it. If you have not complied, call Alban immediately for an appropriate lead inspection. MDE is out there and will issue significant fines!

Alban To The Next Level
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everyone informed of general home
inspection issues, new inspection related information and suggestions to improve our inspections.
 
Rodney will retain his title of Chief, New Construction Inspections and has agreed to become Client Relations Manager. He will continue to be available to our other home inspectors, our clients and their Realtors as new construction and code questions arise. He will also be the point of contact for all client callbacks and be responsible to resolve callbacks in the most appropriate manner. This includes refunding the home inspection fee, having Alban contribute to the cost of a repair or finding other means to resolve client concerns and complaints. Where the responsibility is not Alban’s, such as for hidden defects, he will also deny liability with an appropriate explanation.
As Alban continues to grow with additional staff as the amount of work increases, these promotions will facilitate our business and provide added service to clients and Realtors.